Grammar reference

Japanese grammar, N5 to N1

274 patterns, full at N5–N3, the most common at N2 and N1, with the conjugations and basics they rest on. Each one says how to form it, shows it in sentences, and sets it beside the patterns it’s confused with.

N5

The first patterns: particles, polite forms, wanting, asking and describing.

57 entries

N4

Conditionals, giving and receiving, plain-form connections and everyday nuance.

93 entries

N3

Reasons, contrasts and viewpoints for reading the news and keeping up in conversation.

91 entries

N2

Written and formal patterns for opinions, limits and consequences.

18 entries

N1

Literary and formal patterns from editorials, speeches and fiction.

15 entries

Conjugations

How verbs and adjectives change form: ます, て, た, ない and the rest.

22 entries

Building blocks

The ideas the rest is built on: verb groups, the kana and how readings are written.

21 entries

Practise them, don’t just read them

Isori takes the grammar you’re on and the words due today, puts them together in a fresh sentence, and tests it by reading, listening, writing and speaking. These 317 explanations are the ones it opens when you tap a pattern.

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